The horizontal line represents the person’s life.1697 - born1735 - “A
Description of Egypt, from the Memoirs of M. Maillet”1745 - “An Idea of the ancient
and modern Government of Egypt”1755 - “A translation of
Caesar’s Commentaries”1757 - “Christian Reflections on the great truths of Faith”1760 - “Lommius’s
Table of Diseases”1760 - died

Mascrier, John Baptist De

, a French abbé, rather
an author by profession than by genius, was born in 1697,
at Caen. His works were chiefly formed upon the labours
of others, either by translating them, or by working up the
materials into a new form. He died at Paris in 1760, at
the age of sixty-three. His publications were, l.“A
Description of Egypt, from the Memoirs of M. Maillet,”
1735, 4to. This work is fundamentally good, and contains judicious remarks, and curious anecdotes, but the
style would be improved by the retrenchment of many
affectations and other faults. 2. “An Idea of the ancient
and modern Government of Egypt,” 1745, 12mo; a work
of less research than the foregoing. 3. “A translation of
Caesar’s Commentaries,” 1755, 12mo. 4. “Christian Reflections on the great truths of Faith,” 1757, 12mo. 5.
“History of the last Revolution in the East Indies” a
work that is curious, but not quite exact. 6. “Lommius’s
Table of Diseases,” 1760, 12mo.- He was concerned also
in the great work on religious ceremonies, published by
Picart, and in the translation of de Thou’s History. 7. A
translation of the Epigrams of Martial, 2 vols. 12mo. He
published besides, editions of several works: as, of the
Memoirs of the marquis de Fouquieres; of Pelisson’s History of LouisXIV. and some papers of de Maillet, under
the name of Telliamed, which is de Maillet reversed. He
generally published through necessity, and the subjects
varied according to the probability of advantage. 2

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